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After heavy consultation, the NFL Competition Committee is unveiling their new proposed catch rule with simplified language. Under the proposal, the usual requirements of control and two feet down in bounds remain, while also requiring a …
The NFL has openly acknowledged that it has a major problem with the rules currently in place to define a catch, and it appears there are going to be some significant changes on that front before the 2018 season. According to ESPN’s Kevin …
NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently confirmed that the league is considering some changes to its postseason format, and at least one of them would reportedly be a way of essentially expanding the playoff field. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, …
Major League Baseball has been searching for ways in recent years to improve pace of play and inject more drama into games, but one idea that an MLB executive floated this week seems downright preposterous. During Tuesday’s edition of …
The NFL announced this week that it is relaxing its rules regarding touchdown celebrations, but that does not mean Jimmy Graham will be able to turn the clock back to 2013. According to Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com, dunking the ball through the goal …
There is not much worse than an NFL game ending in a tie, but that could become more common going forward. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that a format change is expected to pass this week that will reduce overtime in NFL games from 15 minutes to …
Major League Baseball is considering the possibility of introducing a new ball at some point after the upcoming season, and it may take some getting used to for pitchers. Sources told Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports that MLB has tasked Rawlings, its …
Major League Baseball has finally smartened up and decided that the All-Star Game should not count — sort of. After months of negotiations, MLB and the MLB Players Association settled on a new collective bargaining agreement. One of the most …
The NFL has taken an endless amount of heat throughout the past few seasons over what constitutes a catch. So what did the league do? Made the rule more confusing, of course. The NFL published an updated version of its rule book this week, and it …
NFL owners on Wednesday approved a rule change proposal that will move touchbacks up five yards, with teams now starting at their own 25-yard line as opposed to 20-yard line on kickoffs that are downed in the end zone or sail through the back of it. …
Major League Baseball is trying to prevent dangerous takeout slides at second base by introducing a change in rules that effectively bans rolling block slides. The new rule, according to ESPN, is codified as Rule 6.01(j), and states that a runner …
Major League Baseball is making progress on a new rule that would be aimed at making slide plays into second base safer for fielders. During his press conference to wrap up the quarterly owners’ meetings on Thursday, MLB commissioner Rob …
NFL free agent kicker Jay Feely criticized the NFL on Tuesday after owners voted to move extra-point attempts back to the 15-yard line beginning in 2015. Feely, who appeared in four games for the Chicago Bears last season, feels that the rule change …
NFL owners on Tuesday approved the competition committee’s proposal to move extra-point attempts from the 2-yard line to the 15-yard line. Teams will still have the option to try a two-point conversion, and the line of scrimmage for that will …
The extra point has been a popular topic of discussion for the NFL this offseason. Simply put, teams hardly ever miss extra points. For that reason, the league has been exploring ways of making the PAT less of a formality and more of a challenge. A …
NASCAR announced a new rule on Friday in an attempt to prevent future accidents like the one we saw last week resulting in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. The rule requires drivers who have been involved in an accident to remain in their vehicle when it …
